radiance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: radiance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for radiance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiance n the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface Synonym(s): radiance, glow, glowing the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light Synonym(s): radiance, radiancy, shine, effulgence, refulgence, refulgency an attractive combination of good health and happiness; "the radiance of her countenance"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radiance \Ra"diance\, Radiancy \Ra"diancy\, n. The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid brightness; as, the radiance* of the sun. Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. --Milton. What radiancy of glory, What light beyond compare ! --Neale. Syn: Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.